She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Scarlett’s POV

“You found it on the ground?!” Ava hisses in shock. From the sound of it, she slips into the study and shuts the door, “I–I really lost the key?”

“I’m sorry,” Sebastian says.

The bitterness in his voice aches me. He hates lying, and now I forced him to lie, to someone he cares about no less. I’m owning him more and more.

I stick my head out of my door to peek, just to see Ava’s minion Ethan pasting his ear on the study’s door. We scare each other, and we both pull our heads back.

“But why are you here?” Ava demands with full suspicion, “You told me to meet you in the woods where you saved me.”

Shit!

I stick an airpod in my ear as I charge out of the door. I didn’t know what Lucas texted her, but I knew it was by the lake! Why didn’t I at least tell him that?! I need to warn him!

“The woods?” Sebastian asks with a genuinely confused tone, “Did you misread the text? Is that why you didn’t come to the lake?”

What?! I freeze in the hallway, staring into each other with Ethan. He freezes, too, thinking I was surprised by him. I wasn’t.

How did Sebastian know?! Lucas would have deleted the text. Even I would do that.

out a long relieved sigh, believing Sebastian now, “I thought Scar sent

Wow, she’s good.

a move, Ethan struggles between playing normal or eavesdroping. In the end, his gossiping heart wins over and he scooches to the door, pressing his ear against

Hmm…

on the wall lightly as if doing the same thing. Ethan wants to wave me away, protecting his master, but he wants the gossip too much to make a noise to warn Ava, so I just smile at him and listen

simply, “maybe we should go out-”

puts on her greasy voice, “since we are here already, maybe we

the mic and I let out a relieved sigh- Sebastian found my phone and had it with me.

should rescue

dodges, “it can

wait,” Ava sounds in haste, “Seb! Don’t you feel like

somewhat… taboo?”

I see Ethan mouthing “taboo” with an utterly confused look. He doesn’t know Ava and Olivia’s

“Ava…” Sebastian sighs.

Ava mumbles

the chance of his master’s dream finally coming true, Ethan swings at me warningly and

Sebastian knocks on the screen

it would be done. Just say anything. I know it’s not because of Ethan’s threat, but for some